Overview

• On Wednesday, Uddhav Thackeray, accompanied by wife Rashmi and sons Aaditya and Tejas, visited Raj Thackeray’s Shivtirth residence in Dadar for Ganesh Chaturthi.
• A Shiv Sena (UBT) leader described the meeting as a family lunch, yet political observers view it as a meaningful signal before local body elections.
• Hindustan Times reported this was Uddhav’s first visit to Raj’s new home since the latter moved there in November 2021.
• The outreach follows a July joint rally that contributed to the rollback of a Hindi-in-schools mandate and a subsequent birthday visit by Raj to Matoshree.
• Discussions on cooperation for the Mumbai civic polls remain informal with no seat-sharing pact, as analysts say a UBT–MNS understanding could consolidate Marathi voters after recent electoral setbacks and an unsuccessful joint test in a BEST credit society poll.